I think <span>The once-mighty </span>Soviet Union<span> had fallen, largely due to the great number of radical reforms that </span>Soviet<span> president Mikhail Gorbachev had implemented during his six years as the leader of the </span>USSR<span>. However, Gorbachev was disappointed in the dissolution of his nation and resigned from his job on December 25..</span>
I'm confused. Are you asking ''What happened when...'' or asking for our imput on what we think should have happened?
The reason why the United States economy became more reliant on money in the late 1800's because of the Civil War. The U.S needed to pay for the expenses of transporting soldiers, feeding them, and etc. Going to war is not free, and it is a very hefty price when a country goes to war. Because of this, the United States started to compose what is now called "income tax." The income taxed made citizens pay to help fund the war. After the war, they also needed money to rebuild the South.
It enabled Europeans to buy Chinese tea, silk, and porcelain
The Korean war never been called anything else that I know of